Blogs from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 2

I woke up in the morning to find Mom had a hangover from 2 drinks. We visited with Connie a little while longer and eventually got to see her do some tricks with her horses. It was awesome, she could make them bow, salute, find their bellies, smile and - of course- show us a little Elvis. After eating a great chili and corn lunch, and taking a bunch of family pictures, we set off with Connie’s daughter Chantal towards Toronto. We parted ways at highway 401 and headed off towards our campsite, where we got to pretty late at night.... read more

Dundurn Castle was derived from the architectural form of neoclassical and took three years to complete. It was completely finished in the year of 1835. It holds seventy-two rooms on a square footage of 1700 meters and features all the latest conveniences of gas, lighting & running water of which is seen in todays age of society!!! The City of Hamilton had purchased Dundurn Castle in the 1900s for a mere price of $50,000. The City has spent around $3 million in renovations, in order to renovate 42 rooms for showcasing within they're original state for the viewing eyes of the public. To begin with, there were 72 rooms around the time Sir Allan MacNap had purchased it. One will see that within all the rooms renovated that they have been restored to a more resonant ... read more

Haven't left yet BUT...........I got my Swedish Visa yesterday! What a relief!! It looks like things are moving forward and the Aunt and I fly out August 17th!!! I'll have to hit up like every Tim Horton's I see from now until I leave to get my fix. On a side note: Travel agents have been a total nightmare. If anyone can recommend a good one please let me know. ... read more

And with my return from the Carribean, leaving the resort kingdom behind and all its gluttonous glory. Saying fair thee well to comrades and family. I resided on the couch of Professor Tom Church doctorate of fun and fundamental funkiness. Taking in the streets of Hamilton one giant Steelco breath at a time. This week is derived from a necessity to relax, reform and readiness for a 3 month stint across the pond. Departure: Friday March 19th. Arriving early Saturday morn' in Paris. Where the whole of the country will impart its fanfare and shower me with vino rouge and enough cheese to kill a camel. Among the list of events to take place during this pilgrimage include: Prayer at Morrison's grave, Montmartre tours of all kinds, Rimbaud hullucinations, the louvre and of course bafoonary ... read more

Just a first post to inaugurate the blog. 14 days until we ship off this rock and i can't wait to spend a bunch of time with everyone before we go. We are having our official send off party at our house, 111 murray st. east. of friday feb. 19th. At 5pm we are having dinner and tea as a kid friendly event until around 8pm. At 9om we start the less kid friendly debauchery fest that goes until no one is left standing. On the 20th there will be a musical event at the skydragon cafe semi- in our honour but mostly a fundraiser for hamilton free skool. If you are reading this and cannot make it out to one of these events and we don't get to see you before we leave that is ... read more